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Gemcitabine and Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Pancreatic Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00068432
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Celecoxib may stop the growth of pancreatic cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor and blocking the enzymes necessary for tumor cell growth. Combining gemcitabine with celecoxib may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving gemcitabine together with celecoxib works in treating patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the overall survival at 6 months in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with gemcitabine and celecoxib.

* Determine the objective tumor response, progression-free survival, and median survival of patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the safety and toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a nonrandomized, open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 65 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15 and oral celecoxib twice daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed monthly for 6 months from study entry and then every 3 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study within 8 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
28
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Gemcitabine + CelecoxibCelecoxibOral celecoxib twice daily on days 1-28. Gemcitabine by vein (IV) over 65 minutes on days 1, 8 and 15. Courses repeat every 4 weeks.
Gemcitabine + CelecoxibGemcitabine HydrochlorideOral celecoxib twice daily on days 1-28. Gemcitabine by vein (IV) over 65 minutes on days 1, 8 and 15. Courses repeat every 4 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival at 6 months6 Months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall response rate6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

CCOP - Atlanta Regional

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

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Springfield, Missouri, United States

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

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Houston, Texas, United States

CCOP - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Hembree Mercy Cancer Center at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center

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Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

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Urbana, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Kansas City

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program

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Portland, Oregon, United States

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Orlando

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Orlando, Florida, United States

CCOP - Dayton

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Dayton, Ohio, United States

All Saints Cancer Center at All Saints Healthcare

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Racine, Wisconsin, United States

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